---
title: 'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ted Kotcheff'
released: '1974-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-apprenticeship-of-duddy-kravitz-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071155/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)

1974 · 120 min · Drama, Comedy · Canada


## Synopsis

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 Canadian comedy drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and adapted by Mordechai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd from Richler's 1959 novel. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a brash young Jewish Montrealer who embarks on a string of get-rich-quick schemes in a bid to gain respect. The cast also features Micheline Lanctôt, Randy Quaid, Joseph Wiseman, Denholm Elliott, Joe Silver and Jack Warden.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Thom Noble](https://cinepixo.com/people/thom-noble)
- **Director:** [Ted Kotcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-kotcheff)
- **Screenplay:** [Lionel Chetwynd](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-chetwynd)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-myers)
- **Producer:** [Toronto Star](https://cinepixo.com/people/toronto-star), [John Kemeny](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kemeny)
- **Director of Photography:** [Brian West](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-west)

## Cast

- [Richard Dreyfuss](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dreyfuss)
- [Denholm Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/denholm-elliott)
- [Henry Ramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-ramer)
- [Joe Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-silver)
- [Allan Kolman](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-kolman)
- [Micheline Lanctôt](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheline-lanctot)
- [Joseph Wiseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-wiseman)
- [Robert Desroches](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-desroches)
- [Randy Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-quaid)
- [Jack Warden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warden)

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